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One of my molars is loose this morning. I'm so excited! I worried that because of my age (46), they would need blasting caps to loosen my teeth! I got braced one week ago, so this is a good sign I take it. At any rate, I'm happy to know progress is being made!
I'm 45 and I got braced 9 days ago! Glad your teeth are making some progress. I am amazed that my teeth have also started to move. Just a tiny bit, but some definite movement.
I too wondered if movement would take forever because of my age, but it seems our teeth are willing to cooperate at any age.
I'm 40 and got braced 5 days ago and already have a teeny tiny gap appeared between my 2 bottom incisors!
So even us oldies aren't beyond redemption normally a wobbly tooth would make us freak out but in these circumstances it's something to be welcomed!
Hi! I'm 36 and have been braced for about 6 weeks (plus a couple of days), and I've seen lots of movement!! I'm glad to hear that you're noticing movement! It always helps when you can feel/see something happening. Congrats on a positive feeling!!
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Glad to hear there is movement already for you guys.......makes you feel good to start feeling a difference in your teeth already. I am 30 years old and I know how excited I was when my teeth felt "squishy" a few days after being braced!
I'm 39 and have been braced for 1 month. I can see/feel movement too. I have 1 molar that now makes my bite feel out of wack. When I bite down, I can feel it move. It's kind of weird! YEAH FOR US OLDER CHICKS!!! (If included a guy as a chick, I'm sorry)
Last night while I was flossing, I noticed that where I had 2 teeth kind of overlaping, I now have a tiny gap. At first I thought it was discoloration due to the overlapping. But, sure enough, it is a gap! I was so excited! My 12 year old daughter thought I was nuts. I was sucking air through it and making noises. Of course my family would have no clue as to why this is so exciting.
So are these cracks normal?
I knew loose, shifting teeth was normal, but if I bite certain ways I hear the crack and worry a bracket jumped off or something. I was starting to get a teeny bit worried.
normally a wobbly tooth would make us freak out but in these circumstances it's something to be welcomed!
YEAH FOR US OLDER CHICKS!!! (If included a guy as a chick, I'm sorry) 
